The master's muse
Subtitle: a novel
By: Varley O'Connor
Edition: First Scribner hardcover edition.
Publisher: Scribner
Published: 2012
Place of publication: New York, NY
Language: eng
Number of pages: 248
ISBN-13: 9781451655384; 9781451657760
Subjects: Ballerinas; Poliomyelitis; Patients; Paralytics; Fiction
Description: A fictional account of the marriage of ballet master George Balanchine and Tanaquil Le Clercq describes how polio ended Tanny's dancing career, the rehabilitation that deepened their relationship, and how Balanchine's return to ballet tested their marriage.